The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 24 August 1934Vol. V, No. 1

Market Quotations

p. 63 · Read in the full issue

Range of Prices

The Pacific Islands Monthly makes a close check of the prices quoted for Islands pro duce; and it regularly publishes the range of prices during each month, including the last available quotation before going to

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London Price on— Para per lb.

Plantation Smoked per lb.

November 24 .. .. .. .. 4*d. . , 4.28d.

December 8 .. .. .. .. 4*d. 4.0Hd.

December 22 .. .. 4Hd. . . 4*d.

January 5, 1934 .. .. 4J4d. . . 4.28d.

January 12 .. .. 4^d. 4.21d.

January 19 .. .. 4/ ? d. « . 4.5^d.

January 26 .. .. 4/ 2 d. . . 4.8d.

February 2 .. .. 4^d. . . 4.84d.

February 9 .. .. 4V*d.

Sd.

February 16 .. .. 4^d. 5d.

February 23 .. .. 4Hd. . . 5.03d.

March 2 .. .. AHd. 4.93d.

March 9 .. .. A7Ad.

S.18d.

March 16 .. .. 5d. 5.15d.

March 23 .. .. 5d. 5.09d.

March 30 .. .. 5d. 5.18d.

April 6 .. .. 5d. 5.43d.

April 13 5.71d.

April 20 S.81d.

April 27 .. .. d. 6.06d.

May 4 .. .. sy 4 d. 7d.

May 11 . .. 6d. 6.56d.

May 18 6.18d.

May 25 . .. .. SH d. 5.93d.

June 1 .. .. 5'Ad. 6'Ad.

June 8 .. .. Sj'ad. 6.56d.

June IS .. .. syd. 6 Ad June 22 .. .. 5'Ad. 6ftd June 29 .. .. 554d. 6^d.

July 6 .. .. sy 2 d. 7.06d.

July 13 .. .. sy 3 d. 7.06d.

July 20 .. .. 5Ad. 6.88d.

July 27 .. .. sy 2 d. 7d.

August 3 .. .. sy 2 d. 7.18d.

August 10 .. .. 5^d.

W- August 17 .. .. 5^d. iy 2 d.

London Price on—

Rubber

Para per lb.

Plantation Smoked per lb.

January 1, 1932 W. 3 S/16d.

February 5 2 7 Ad. 2 5/16d. iHd.

May 13 1 13/16d.

June 10 3«d. 1 ll/16d.

July 22 1 15/16d.

August 5 2%d.

September 2 2j4d.

October 14 2.40Ad.

November 11 5d. 2.65$*d.

December 2 5d. 2.59d.

January 6, 1933 2.43d.

January 27 2.15d.

February 10 4^d. 2 7 Ad.

March 10 4Jid. 2%d.

March 24 2 l Ad.

April 14 .. .. .. 4%d. 2.34d.

April 28 2&d.

May 5 4*id. 2.81d.

May 26 5^d. 3.09d.

June 2 5/ 2 d. 3.56d.

June 23 5tfd. 3.34d.

July 7 5Hd. 3.7ld.

July 28 S^d. 3.84d.

August 4 S&i. 4d.

August 25 r 3.71d.

September 1 3.78d.

September 15 4J*d. 3.65d.

September 29 4'/ 2 d. 4d.

October 13 4d.

October 27 .. .. 4f*d. 3.90d.

November 10 4Hd. 4.09d.

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Plantation, South Sea, Hot-air Dried, London. Price on —

Sun-Dried.

Rabaul Per ton c.i.f.

Per ton c.i.f.

January 16, 1931 .. .. £14 7 6 £14 12 6 February 27 .. .. .. £14 12 6 £14 17 6 March 27 .. .. .. .. £14 10 0 £14 12 6 .. .. £13 15 0 £13 17 6 May 29 .. .. £10 17 6 £11 0 0 June 26 .. .. £11 15 0 £11 17 6 July 31 .. .. £11 5 0 £11 7 6 August 28 .. .. £11 2 6 £11 5 0

September 25 .. ..

.. £12 15 0 £12 15 0 October 30 .. .. £13 10 0 £13 15 0 November 27 .. .. .. £13 10 0 £13 15 0 December 18.. .. .. £14 5 0 £14 10 0 January 1, 1932 .. .. .. £14 10 0 £14 15 0 February 12 .. .. .. .. £16 7 6 £16 10 0 March 25 .. .. £14 17 6 £15 0 0 April 1 .. .. £14 10 0 £14 15 0 April 29 .. .. £14 15 0 £14 17 6 May 20 .. .. £13 17 6 £14 0 0 June 3 .. .. £12 17 6 £13 0 0 June 17 .. .. £13 2 6 £13 5 0

July 1

.. .. £13 5 0 £13 7 6 August 12 .. .. .. .. £13 17 6 £14 0 0 August 26 .. .. .. .. £13 12 6 £13 15 0 September 2 .. .. .. £13 17 6 £14 0 0 October 7 .. .. £14 5 0 £14 7 6 November 11.. .. .. £14 7 6 £14 10 0 November 18 .. .. £14 5 0 £14 7 6 December 16 .. .. £14 2 6 £14 5 0 January 6, 1933 .. .. £13 10 0 £13 12 6 Jaftiuary 20 .. .. £13 2 6 £13 5 0 February 3 .. .. £12 5 0 £12 7 6 February 24 .. .. £11 15 0 £11 17 6 March 3 .. £11 7 6 £11 10 0 March 24 .. .. £11 7 6 £11 10 0 April 7 .. .. £10 0 0 £10 2 6 April 28 .. .. £10 10 0 £10 12 6 May 12 .. .. £10 5 0 £10 7 6 Mav 26 .. .. £11 2 6 £11 5 0 June 16 .. .. £10 12 6 £10 15 0 J une 30 .. .. £10 17 6 £11 0 0

July 7

.. .. £10 15 0 £10 17 6

July 21

.. .. £11 2 6 £11 5 0 August 4 .. .. £10 10 0 £10 12 6 August 18 .. .. £10 5 0 £10 7 6 August 25 .. .. £10 5 0 £10 7 6 September 1 .. .. .. .. £10 0 0 £10 2 6 September 8 .. .. .. .. £9 15 0 £9 17 6 September 29 .. . £9 7 6 £9 10 6 October 20 .. .. ... £8 15 0 £9 0 0 October 27 .. .. £9 0 0 £9 2 6 November 3 .. .. ... £9 10 0 £5 15 0 November 17 .. .. ... £9 2 6 £9 7 6 November 24.. .. ... £8 12 6 £9 0 0 December 1 .. .. .. £8 12 6 £9 0 0 December IS .. .. ... £8 7 6 £8 IS 0 December 22 .. .. ... £8 2 6 £8 10 0 December 29 .. .. ... £8 2 6 £8 10 0 January 5. 1934 .. .. .. £8 0 0 £8 7 6 January 12 .. .. ... £7 12 6 £8 0 0 January 19 .. .. ... £7 15 0 £8 2 6 February 2 .. .. .. .. £7 12 6 £8 0 0 February 16 .. .. ... £7 17 6 £8 10 0 February 23 .. .. £7 12 6 £8 7 6 March 2 £7 15 0 £8 10 0 March 16 .. .. £7 15 0 £8 10 0 March 23 ... £7 12 6 £8 10 0 March 30 ... £7 7 6 £8 0 0 April 6 ... £7 5 0 £7 IS 0 April 13 .. .. £7 7 6 £8 0 0 April 20 ... £7 5 0 £7 17 6 April 27 .. .. £7 7 6 £8 0 0 May 4 ... £7 12 6 £8 5 0 May 11 ... £7 17 6 £8 10 0 May 18 ... £7 15 0 £8 12 6 May 25 ... £7 12 6 £8 10 0 June 1 .. .. £7 17 6 £8 12 6 June 8 ... £8 0 0 £8 12 6 June 15 ... £8 0 0 £8 12 6

June 22

... £8 2 6 £8 17 6 June 29 ... £8 2 6 £8 15 0

July 6

... £7 17 6 £8 15 0 July 13 £8 0 0 £8 17 6 July 20 £7 17 6 £8 15 0 July 27 £7 17 6 £8 15 0 August 3 £8 0 0 £8 17 6 August 10 £8 0 0 £9 2 6 August 17 ... £7 15 0 £8 15 0